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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Need correction on the past tenses

I would like to know if the past tenses are used correctly in this paragraph:

'This time Oliver had a secret weapon! He received an invitation to a smart party in a country chateau , and many stars were going to be there.Isabella wasn't able to resist.'
  

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alltheway .. it's difficult to answer your question without more context but here's one possibility: 1. had (simple past) 2.

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  • alltheway ..
  • it's difficult to answer your question without more context but here's one possibility: 1.
  • had (simple past) 2.
  • had received (past perfect - because he already had the invitation before the statement in sentence 1 - past perfect refers to the 'past before the past') 3.
  • depends on what's going to happen in the story and when - could be: - wouldn't be able to (if the narrative is going to describe events yet to happen) - hadn't been able to (if what Isabella does/did, has already happened within the narrative timeline) hope that helps a bit Bob
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alltheway .. it's difficult to answer your question without more context but here's one possibility:

1. had (simple past)

2. had received (past perfect - because he already had the invitation before the statement in sentence 1 - past perfect refers to the 'past before the past')

3. depends on what's going to happen in the story and when - could be:

- wouldn't be
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